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LuaEntity: SetAnimationFrame, SetAnimationSpeed

I think speed doesn't exist except for things like cars, but frame should be feasible. Ideally this would let us make custom animations/graphic displays, without using the wierd Car workaround.

LuaForce.Rockets_sent()

steinio wrote:LuaForce.Rockets_sent()

Already exists:

http://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/LuaF ... s_launched
http://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/LuaF ... s_launched

Rseding91 wrote:

steinio wrote:LuaForce.Rockets_sent()

Already exists:

http://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/LuaF ... s_launched
http://lua-api.factorio.com/latest/LuaF ... s_launched

k, sorry.

for type=inserter, LuaEntityPrototype.filter_count
for type=logistic-container, LuaEntityPrototype.request_filter_count

(or just the same count for both, but since they're different properties in create_entity...)

Player::is_catching_up or Player::is_being_dropped

I'd like a simple flag to tell if a player is catching up, being dropped, or perhaps a flag to see if a player was disconnected due to being unable to keep up.

Use case: If too many players can't keep up, (iterate over game.players.is_catching_up) and if count exceeds a certain amount, lower game speed.

Mylon wrote:Player::is_catching_up or Player::is_being_dropped

I'd like a simple flag to tell if a player is catching up, being dropped, or perhaps a flag to see if a player was disconnected due to being unable to keep up.

Use case: If too many players can't keep up, (iterate over game.players.is_catching_up) and if count exceeds a certain amount, lower game speed.

That data isn't part of the game state and as such isn't available to expose in the Lua API.

defines.events.on_unit_spawned
has following field :
entity :: the spawned entity
spawner :: the spawner entity
fired when :
unit-spawner spawns an entity

LuaEntity :
spawner : unit-spawner creating this entity
units : array of LuaEntity created by this unit-spawner

For entity type "entity-ghost" where inner entity is of type "programmable-speaker":
LuaEntity.parameters :: ProgrammableSpeakerParameters [R]
LuaEntity.alert_parameters :: ProgrammableSpeakerAlertParameters [R]

321freddy wrote:For entity type "entity-ghost" where inner entity is of type "programmable-speaker":
LuaEntity.parameters :: ProgrammableSpeakerParameters [R]
LuaEntity.alert_parameters :: ProgrammableSpeakerAlertParameters [R]

Generally for ghosts of circuit-connected things (especially arith/decider combinators), I'd like the ability to configure their control behaviors before they are (re)spawned.

Not quite sure if this counts, but:

LuaEntity.color on simple-entity (or simple-entity-with-color?) - The lack of color is the only thing currently stopping me from switching Nixie Tubes from the evil lamp-car-player stack to a much nicer lamp-simple stack.

justarandomgeek wrote:Not quite sure if this counts, but:

LuaEntity.color on simple-entity (or simple-entity-with-color?) - The lack of color is the only thing currently stopping me from switching Nixie Tubes from the evil lamp-car-player stack to a much nicer lamp-simple stack.

It doesn't. The entity doesn't support color and as such I can't just add it to the Lua API.

Rseding91 wrote:

justarandomgeek wrote:Not quite sure if this counts, but:

LuaEntity.color on simple-entity (or simple-entity-with-color?) - The lack of color is the only thing currently stopping me from switching Nixie Tubes from the evil lamp-car-player stack to a much nicer lamp-simple stack.

It doesn't. The entity doesn't support color and as such I can't just add it to the Lua API.

Bah. Then I guess My original request (which I believe you may have misread at the time) still applies

LuaEntity.collision_box - r/w access at runtime please. Especially write. Alternatively something like LuaEntity.enableCollision :: boolean [RW]

kumpu wrote:LuaEntity.collision_box - r/w access at runtime please. Especially write. Alternatively something like LuaEntity.enableCollision :: boolean [RW]

Read I can do. Write is not happening as that's a very delicate system that you can't just change them runtime and have the game keep working correctly

Rseding91 wrote:

kumpu wrote:LuaEntity.collision_box - r/w access at runtime please. Especially write. Alternatively something like LuaEntity.enableCollision :: boolean [RW]

Read I can do. Write is not happening as that's a very delicate system that you can't just change them runtime and have the game keep working correctly

Oh that's bad news... Enable/Disable collision is out of the question too, I suppose?
Don't bother doing it if write is not possible. No use for me in that case.

kumpu wrote:

Rseding91 wrote:

kumpu wrote:LuaEntity.collision_box - r/w access at runtime please. Especially write. Alternatively something like LuaEntity.enableCollision :: boolean [RW]

Read I can do. Write is not happening as that's a very delicate system that you can't just change them runtime and have the game keep working correctly

Oh that's bad news... Enable/Disable collision is out of the question too, I suppose?
Don't bother doing it if write is not possible. No use for me in that case.

I can find many uses for read on entity xxxx-box including not having to do weird things like offsetting to get get the correct position then having to decide if it needs to be rotated

Helfima wrote:....
luaEntityPrototype.production - Solar production

I don't see solar production value, it's missing?